Drama
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and, being that they are farmers and always busy and not rich, question the wisdom and feasibility of such an idea. A spokesperson for the acting troupe Ms. Kono lays out the whole thing and they must decide. You get little slices of rural life in Japan far, at least in sentiment, from Tokyo. The best thing about this film is that it has heart. The acting is good, but it is really about the simple storyline of outing on a show. Films rarely get made with such simplistic plots these days. Enjoy this little slice of what city people call “the simple life”.
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada
Chieko Baisho
Hideko Kono
Akira Terao
Takashi Saito
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Masami Shimojō
Mari Okamoto
Hideji Ōtaki
Yoshie Ichige
Tokuko Sugiyama
Hisashi Igawa
Masao Imafuku
Makoto Akatsuka
Kyōko Okada
Atom Shimojo
Chieko Misaki
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kenji Kimura
Akihiko Hanyû
Yoshiko Togawa
Katsuhiko Tamura
Katsuyuki Itô

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